Superconducting circuit breaker concepts for the protection of HVDC systems

D. M. Larruskain; A. Etxegarai; A. Iturregi; O. Abarrategi; S. Apiñaniz

doi:10.1049/cp.2019.0082

Superconducting circuit breaker concepts for the protection of HVDC systems

D. M. Larruskain
, A. Etxegarai
, A. Iturregi
, O. Abarrategi
, S. Apiñaniz

Digitization of equipment for the electrical grid

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The reliable protection of DC grids is still a challenge, mainly because of the fast operation required for interrupting the high current faults that could severely damage the system. Accordingly, HVDC circuit breakers must be further developed. On the other hand, superconducting fault current limiters reduce fault currents and are able to adapt the performance of the system to the maximum breaking capacity of circuit breakers. In the present paper, a superconducting DC circuit breaker is proposed considering three circuit breaker technologies. Those technologies are compared and their performance is analysed on a multiterminal HVDC system. The paper highlights the benefits that the superconducting fault current limiter provides to the circuit breaker operation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IET Conference Publications
Publisher	Institution of Engineering and Technology
Edition	CP751
ISBN (Electronic)	9781839530074
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2019.0082
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	15th IET International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission, ACDC 2019 - Coventry, United Kingdom Duration: 5 Feb 2019 → 7 Feb 2019

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Name	IET Conference Publications
Number	CP751
Volume	2019

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Conference	15th IET International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission, ACDC 2019
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Coventry
Period	5/02/19 → 7/02/19

UN SDGs

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Circuit breaker
DC fault
HVDC grid
Protection
Resistive fault current limiter

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Larruskain, DM, Etxegarai, A, Iturregi, A, Abarrategi, O & Apiñaniz, S 2019, Superconducting circuit breaker concepts for the protection of HVDC systems. in IET Conference Publications. CP751 edn, IET Conference Publications, no. CP751, vol. 2019, Institution of Engineering and Technology, 15th IET International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission, ACDC 2019, Coventry, United Kingdom, 5/02/19. https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2019.0082

Superconducting circuit breaker concepts for the protection of HVDC systems. / Larruskain, D. M.; Etxegarai, A.; Iturregi, A. et al.
IET Conference Publications. CP751. ed. Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2019. (IET Conference Publications; Vol. 2019, No. CP751).

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